Mike Madden vs. Lou Polli — Career Comparison

Mike Madden
Baby BoomersColoradoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lou Polli
Greatest GenerationItalyThrows RightBats RightEuropeNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mike Madden built a career as a starting pitcher and Lou Polli as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Madden posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.94 and WHIP 1.649 compared to 4.68 and 1.843 for Lou Polli. By the career numbers, Mike Madden had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Madden and Lou Polli

Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
3.29
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.1
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.21
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.56
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.46
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.55
54.55
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.62
36.62
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
3.94
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
4.68
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.18
6.18
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
582
27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
9.19
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
11.69
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.19
9.19
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.69
11.69
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.42
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.64
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
5.24
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.89
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.42
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
5.52
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.34
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.52
5.52
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.68
1.68
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.803
0.803
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.42
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
857
39.76
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
42.73
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.65
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.34
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
4.59
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
7.02
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.02
7.02
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.65
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.32
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.35
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.603
1.603
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.843
1.843
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
722
33.49
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
37.84
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.317
0.317
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.76
39.76
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.73
42.73

Fielding Stats for Mike Madden and Lou Polli

Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
3.29
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.21
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.46
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.07
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.58
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.53
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.465
0.465
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.62
36.62
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Madden and Lou Polli

Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
852
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
1800
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
600
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
444
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
36
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
36
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.48
5.78
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
8.38
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
36
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
72
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
24
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
36
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.59
-7.04
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.13
-9.54
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
36
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
23
276
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
2.17
2.17
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
120
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA